Typographical machine.



D. s. KENNEDY.

TYPOGRAPHICAI; MACHINE.

NAPPLICATION FILED MAY 22. I916. 1,246,754. Patented Nov. 13, 1917.

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DAVID S. KENNEDY, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOB. TO MERGENTHALEBLINOTYPE COMPANY, A COBPOBATION OF NEW YORK.

TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented NOV. 13, 1917.

Application filed May 22, 1916. Serial No. 99,057.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID S. KENNEDY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Typographical Machines,of which the following is a' specification, reference being had thereinto the accompanying drawing. v

My invention relates to typographical machines, and more particularly tolinotype machines of the general organization represented in UnitedStates Letters Patent No. 36,532 to O. Mergenthaler, wherein circulatingmatrices are released from a magazine or magazines in the order in whichtheir characters are to appear in print and then assembled in line, thecomposed line transferred to the face of a mold, the mold filled withmolten metal to form a slug or linotype against the matrices whichproduce the type characters thereon, and the matrices thereafterreturned through distributing mechanism to the magazine or magazinesfrom which they started.

In these machines, the matrices are usually conducted from thedistributing mechanism to the magazines by channeled mem bers known asmagazine entrances, and such entrances are pivoted so that they may beswung backwardly and downwardly from their operative positions forinspection or to give access to the distributing mechanism and themagazines. It frequently happens, for one reason or another, thatmatrices become lodged .in the entrances, and consequently, when thelatter are turned down, the trapped matrices slide out of their openends onto the floor or into the machine, causing annoyance andinconvenience and in same cases injury to the matrices or the mechanism.

It is the object of my present invention to avoid these difficulties,and to that end specifically I provide the swinging entrance with a traywhich when the entrance is lowered will stand in position to catch anymatrices falling therefrom.

In the accompanying drawings, I have shown my invention only inpreferred form and by way of example, but many changes and variationsmay be made therein and in its mode of application which will still becomprised within its spirit. Generally speaking, I desire it to beunderstood that I do not limit myself to any specific form orembodiment, except in so far as such limitations are specified in theclaims.

Referring to the drawings: 7

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the upper portion of a linotype machinehaving my invention appliedthereto; I

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 22 of Fig. 1; and i Fig. 3 is a sectionon the line 3-3 of Fig. r

The drawings have been limited tothose elements of the machinedirectlyconcerned with my invention, the other parts of which may be ofthe usual or any well-known con.- struction. In the present instance, Ihave illustrated my improvements as applied to a double-magazinemachine, the particular arrangement of which forms no part of my presentinvention except in the respects to be hereinafter noted.

In this machine, the matrices after casting are delivered toafont-separating mechanism (not shown) which sorts them ac cording tofont and delivers them to one or the other of the distributingmechanisms B and C suitably supported in the machine frame A. The twodistributing mechanisms separate the matrices according to character anddrop them into the entrances D, E, through which they pass into one orthe other of the magazines F, G. The magazine entrances are both mountedin a common supporting frame H, which is pivoted to the machine frame A,as at HP, so as to be swung backwardly and downwardly from theiroperative position, all in the usual way.

In carrying out my invention, I attach to the swinging frame H a tray ortrough J arranged in position to catch any matrices which may slide outof the upper ends of the two entrances when the latter are low.- ered bythe pivotal movement of their supporting frame. Thus, as shown in Fig.1, the tray is attached to the upper end of the supporting .frame H, andstands upright when the frame is in operative position. When, however,the frame is swung down, as shown by the dotted lines, the tray iscarried therewith and caused to assume a substantially horizontalposition, where it will catch any matrices passing from th upper ends ofthe entrances.

Inasmuch as it may be' desired at times to view the matrice i course ofdistribution or to gain access to the distributers without moving theentrances from their operating position, I have mounted the tray J uponthe supporting frame H so that it may be swung downward at will to aninoperative position thereon. To this end, the

tray is attached to supporting sleeves J which are pivotally mountedupon a transverse rod H supported by brackets H secured to theentrance-frame H. The tray is held in its upright or operative positionon the frame by fixed clips H These clips are adapted to enter enlargedelongated notches J in the lower side flange of the tray and are engagedwith and disengaged from the end walls of the notches by shifting thetray longitudinally to the right and left, respectively, upon itssupporting rod H Thus,.in Fig. 2, the tray is shown in its position totheright with the clips H overlapping the walls of the notches J hetray-thus being locked against pivotal movement. However, by shiftingthe tray to the left, as indicated by the arrow and dotted lines in Fig.2, the notches J" are brought into complete registry with the holdingclips, which are thus disengaged from the tray, and the latter is thenfree to be swung downward to the dotted line position shown in Fig. 1.In the present instance, a spring J 2 tends constantly to move the trayto and hold it in its locked position, the spring bearing at one endagainst the leftmost supporting bracket H and at its opposite endagainst the adjacent bearing sleeve J of the tray. In returning the trayto its operative position, therefore, it is shifted to the left againstthe action of the spring so as to bring the notches J into registry withthe holding clips H and then, when the tray is released, the springshifts it to the right and effects its locking engagement with the clipsH It will be observed that unless the tray is thus shifted to the leftwhen swung upwardly, it cannot be returned to its upright or operativeposition, due to the engagement of its lower side flange with theholding clips H which can only enter the flangenotches J when the trayoccupies its position to the left. The spring thus serves not only tomaintain the tray in locked position, but requires it to be lockedbefore it can remain in its'upright or operative position.

The tray is provided with a finger ring J to facilitate its operation,and as the tray, when in operative position, is positively connected tothe entrance frame H, the latter may if desired be swung downward bymeans of the finger ring.

While I have illustrated the use of the tray in'connection with twoseparate maga zine entrances, it will be understood that it will beequally as serviceable when applied to a single entrance or to a greaternumber.

It will also be understood that the particular form of tray illustratedhas been selected merely by way of example and as the preferred form.Obviously many modifications and alterations of the invention and in itsmode of application will suggest them selves to those skilled in the artwithout departure from its scope.

Having thus described my invention, its construction and mode ofoperation, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States is as follows:

1. In a typographical machine, the combination of a magazine,distributing mechanism therefor, an intermediate magazine entrancemovable into and out of operative relation to said parts, and matrixholding means carried by the entrance, said means in the operativeposition of the entrance being arranged free and clear of thedistributin g mechanism and in the inoperative position of the entrancearranged to receive matrices falling therefrom.

2. In a typographical machine, the combination of a magazine,distributing mechanism therefor, an intermediate magazine entrancepivotally mounted so as to be swung upwardly and downwardlyinto and outof operative position, and a matrix catch tray carried by the entranceat its upper end, said catch tray being arranged in the operativeposition of the entrance upright behind and clear of the distributingmechanism, and adapted by the downward movement of the entrance to bepresented in a horizontal position to receive matrices falling from theupper end thereof.

3. In a typographical machine, the combination of a magazine,distributing mechanism therefor, and an intermediate magazine entrancemovable at will from its op erative position, the said entrance beingprovided with a matrix catch tray which is mounted thereon so as to bemovable to an operative or an inoperative position as desired.

4. In a typographical machine, the combination of a magazine,distributing mechanism therefor, an intermediate movable magazineentrance provided at its upper end with a matrix catch tray movable atwill to operative or inoperative position thereon, and releasablelocking means to hold the tray in its operative position.

5. In a typographical machine, the combination of a magazine,distributing mechanism therefor, an intermediate movable magazineentrance provided at its upper end with a matrix catch tray movable atwill to an operative or inoperative position thereon, and locking meansto hold the tray in its operative position, the said locking meansadapted to be disengage-d by an endwise movement of the tray.

6, In a typographical machine, the combination of a magazine,distributing mechanism therefor, an intermediate movable magazineentrance provided at its upper end with a matrix catch tray pivotallyconnected thereto and shiftable longitudinally thereon, and a deviceengaging the tray to hold it against pivotal movement, the said devicebeing disengageable by the endwise shifting of the tray.

7. In a typographical machine, the com-.

bination of a magazine, distributing mechanism therefor, and anintermediate movable magazine entrance provided at its upper end withthe matrix catch tray J, whose lower side flange is formed with thenotches J the transverse supporting rod H upon which the tray ispivotally mounted and also longitudinally shiftable, and the holdingclips H adapted to enter the notches J in the tray and to be engagedwith and disengaged from the tray by its endwise movements in oppositedirections.

8. In a typographical machine, the combination of amagazine,distributing mechanism therefor, and an intermediate movable magazineentrance provided at its upper end with the matrix catch tray J, whoselower side flange is formed with the notches J*, the transversesupporting rod H upon which the tray is pivotally mounted and alsolongitudinally shiftable, the holding clips H adapted to enter thenotches J in the tray and to be engaged with and disengaged from theside flange of the tray by its endwise movements in opposite directions, and the spring J tending constantly to move the tray in adirection to effect its engagement with the holding pieces Hsubstantially in the manner shown and de scribed.

9. In a typographical machine, the com bination of a magazine,distributing mechanism therefor, and an intermediate movable magazineentrance provided at its up per end with a pivotally mounted matrixcatch tray shiftable longitudinally thereon, locking means adapted to beengaged with or disengaged from the catch tray by the endwise movementof the latter, and a spring tending constantly to shift the traylongitudinally in a direction to effect its engagement with the lockingmeans.

10. Ina typographical machine, the combination of a magazine,distributing mechanism therefor, and an intermediate movabl'e magazineentrance provided at its upper end with a pivotally mounted matrix catchtray shiftable longitudinally thereon, and locking means to hold thetray in its operative position, said locking means acting to prevent thereturn of the tray to its operative position until it is first shiftedendwlse.

11. In a typographical machine, the combination of a magazine,distributing mechanism therefor, and an intermediate movable magazineentrance provided at its upper end with a pivotally mounted matrix catchtray shiftable longitudinally thereon, locking means to hold the tray inits 0perative position, said locking means acting to prevent the returnof the tray to its operative position until it is first shifted end wisein one direction, and a spring acting when the tray is located in itsoperative position to shift it in the opposite direction to effect itsengagement with the locking means.

In testimony whereof, I have aflixed my signature.

DAVID S. KENNEDY.

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